2011 Track & Field Media Guide

Mar 5 WU Opener (Western Ore, Whitworth)Willamette University

Salem, ORCharles Bowles Track

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Mar 12 at Lane Community College DualLane Community College

Eugene, OR TBA

Mar 18 Charles Bowles Spring Break Classic Western Oregon DualWillamette University


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Mar 19 at Oregon PreviewUniversity of Oregon

Eugene, ORHayward Field

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Apr 1–2 Willamette InvitationalWillamette University


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Apr 8 at John Knight TwilightWestern Oregon University

Monmouth, ORMacArthur Stadium

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Apr 11–12 at NWC Multi ChampsWhitworth University

Spokane, WABoppell Track

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2011 SCHEDULEApr 16 at Rich Allen Classic

George Fox UniversityNewberg, ORColcord Field

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Apr 22–23 at NWC ChampionshipsLinfield College

McMinnville, ORMaxwell Field

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May 1–2 Willamette MultiWillamette University

Salem, OregonCharles Bowles Track

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May 6 at Oregon TwilightUniversity of Oregon


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May 14 West Coast InvitationalUniversity of Portland


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May 17 at George FoxLast Chance MeetGeorge Fox University

Newberg, ORColcord Field

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May 26–28 at NCAA ChampionshipsOhio Wesleyan University

Delaware, OHSelby Field

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All meet times are Pacific Time and are subject to change.

2011 TRACK AND FIELDWILLAMETTE UNIVERSITY

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2011 Men’s and Women’s Track & Field

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General InformationWillamette Championships

NWC ChampionshipsMen (21) — 1951, 1952, 1953, 1961, 1966, 1970, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2009Women (13) — 1974, 1975, 1976, 1978, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010

Location .............................................. Salem, OregonFounded .............................................................1842Enrollment ........ 1,867 Undergraduate; 2,693 OverallPresident ........................................ Dr. M. Lee PeltonFaculty Athletic Rep. ....................... Dr. Kelley StrawnDirector of Athletics .............................Mark MajeskiNickname ..................................................... BearcatsColors ......................................Cardinal and Old GoldNational Affiliation........................... NCAA Division IIIConference ................. Northwest Conference (NWC)Assistant Athletic Director ..................... Judy GordonAdministrative Assistant ...................... Leslie BerningHead Athletic Trainer ......................Shane Wibel, ATCAssistant Athletic Trainer .................Erin Scharer, ATCAssistant Athletic Trainer ....................Ken Smith, ATCTeam Physician .............................. Dr. David ThorsettTeam Physician .........................Dr. Daniel SchweigertAthletics Comm. Director ............... Robert McKinneyAthletics Comm. Phone ..................... (503) 370-6110Athletics Comm. E-mail ... [email protected] Department Phone ............. (503) 370-6420Athletics Department FAX ................. (503) 370-6379Athletics Web Site ..... www.willamette.edu/athletics

Table of ContentsWillamette Information ........................................... 12011 Season Preview............................................ 2-3Head Coach Matt McGuirk ................................... 4-5Assistant Coach Brett Franz ..................................... 6Assistant Coach Christopher Sabato ........................ 7Assistant Coach Soren Sorensen ............................. 8Assistant Coach Gery Ellibee ................................... 9Assistant Coach Bobbi St. Clair ................................ 9Assistant Coach Tyler May ....................................... 9Willamette Men’s Team .................................... 10-22Men’s Top 5 Marks ................................................ 23Willamette Women’s Team .............................. 24-31Northwest Conference .......................................... 32Women’s Top 5 Marks ........................................... 33WU Graduate Nick Symmonds .............................. 34WU Graduate Sarah Zerzan ................................... 352010 Season Review ......................................... 36-372010 WU Individual NWC Champions ................... 37Bearcat Track and Field History ............................. 382010 NCAA Competitors ........................................ 39WU Track and Field Facilities ............................ 40-41Willamette University/City of Salem ................ 42-43WU Administration/Athletics Department ............ 44Action Photos ....................................................... IBC2011 Willamette Schedule ................................. OBC

Willamette General Information

Credits: The 2011 Willamette University Track and Field Media Guide was written, designed and edited by Robert McKinney, athletics communications director, and by ChristopherSabato and Brett Franz, assistant cross country coaches. Assistance provided by Willamette student workers Reva Main and Maya McFaddin. Cover pages designed by the WU Office of Marketing Communications. Basic page design created by Sabato. Team section pages designed by Sabato and McKinney. Photos: Front Cover (L to R) — Evin Colignon competing in the javelin, Stefan Redfield running, Kimber Mattox in the steeplechase. Inside Front Cover — Senior thrower David Oppat. Photos by Sabato, Naomi Stukey and the WU Office of Marketing Communications. Printing by K/P Corporation.

Bearcat Track and Field Quick FactsHead Coach ................................... Matt McGuirk Office Phone ........................... (503) 370-6898 Years as WU Head Coach ........ 8th (12th overall)Alma Mater............................ U. of Oregon, 1988Assistant Coach .................................. Brett Franz Office Phone ........................... (503) 370-6934Assistant Coach ..................... Christopher Sabato Office Phone ........................... (503) 370-6803Other Assistant Coaches Gery Ellibee ‘73 ......................... Sprints/Jumps Tyler May ‘05 ...................................... Hurdles Bobbi St. Clair ‘05 ............................... Distance Soren Sorensen .................................... ThrowsTrack & Field Facility ........... Charles Bowles Track

W I L L A M E T T E U N I V E R S I T Y

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2011 Season Preview For quite some time, the Willamette University track and field teams have been among the best in the Northwest Conference. Since the 2002 season, the Bearcats have won six NWC men's team championships and have claimed

nine consecutive NWC women's team titles.Willamette has sent numerous athletes to theNCAA Division III national championships. The Bearcats will seek to continue their success during the 2011 season, which gets underway with the Willamette Opener onSaturday, March 5. Leading Willamette are two athletes who competed at the 2010 NCAA National Cham-pionships. They are decathlete Evin Colignon (Sr., Poulsbo, Wash.) and women's distancerunner Kimber Mattox (Jr., Bend, Ore.). Mattox was ninth at the NCAA meet inthe 3,000-meter steeplechase with a timeof 10:48.16. It was her second trip to the NCAA Championships. She placed sixth in thesteeplechase in 2009 for All-America honors. Earlier in 2010, Mattox triumphed in the steeplechase at the Oregon Relays in 10:41.78 to qualify for nationals. Mattox also achieved Northwest Conference championships in the

steeplechase and the 1,500-meter run. She achieved an NCAA provisionalqualifying time of 4:36.06 in the 1,500 at the Oregon Twilight. Colignon placed 13th in the decathlon at the 2010 NCAA National Championships with 6,126 points. He achieved a second place finish in the decathlon shot put with a toss of 43'8". His top score of the year was 6,472points as he took second place at the NWC Multi-Event Championships. Mattox also earned All-America honors in the fall of 2010 by placing35th at the NCAA Division III Cross Country Championships. She won theNWC individual cross country title earlier in the season. Returning women's thrower Katie Peterson (Jr., Independence, Ore.)recorded an NCAA provisional mark of 134'1" in the javelin at the WillametteOpener last spring. She suffered an injury later in the year. In addition to Colignon, five other returning members of the Bearcatmen's team registered NCAA provisional qualifying marks last season. Stefan Redfield (Sr., Sisters, Ore.) earned provisional times in two events. He recorded a time of 14:42.26 in the 5,000-meter run at the Oregon Relays and achieved a time of 3:53.30 in the 1,500-meter run at the Willamette LastChance. He placed second in the NWC in the 1,500. Ben Donovan (Jr., Minneapolis, Minn.) and Nick Rebol (Sr., Cottonwood, Calif.) each earned qualifying times in the steeplechase. Donovan's top time was 9:21.80 at the Oregon Relays and Rebol's best time was 9:24.29 at theNWC Championships. Donovan won the NWC title and Rebol placed second. In the field events, Josh Clothier (Sr., Walla Walla, Wash.) and Brandt Nevin (Sr., Eagle Point, Ore.) produced NCAA provisional marks. Clothier earned a top mark of 50'10.25" in the shot put. Nevin achieved a javelinthrow of 194'4" while competing in the decathlon.Stefan Redfield

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For the WU women's team, other top returning athletes are juniors Jaela Dinsmore (Hines, Ore.) and Brandi Miller (Grants Pass, Ore.), as well assophomores Theresa Edwards (Lake Tapps, Wash.) and ErynnRebol (Cottonwood, Calif.). Edwards competed at theNCAA Division III Cross CountryChampionships this past fall and placed 13th at the NCAA West Regional. In track and field last year, she took second in the NWC in the 800 and wasthird in the 1,500. Dinsmore won an NWC title as part of WU's 4 x 400-meter relay teamin 2010. The Bearcats won the race with a time of 4:01.88. Erynn Rebol won the 800 at the NWC Meet by completing the race in2:22.34. Rebol also contributed to WU’s victory in the 4 x 400-meter relay. Miller placed sixth in the NWC in the heptathlon as a sophomore lastseason. Her score was 3,926 points. Additional top athletes for the men are Paul Winger (Jr., Bonney Lake, Wash.), Leo Castillo (Jr., Parkdale, Ore.), Neal Howard (Jr., Seattle, Wash.),Steven Collins (Sr., Zillah, Wash.) and David Oppat (Sr., Beaverton, Ore.). Winger won two NWC individual titles last spring, as he took first place in the 200-meter dash in 21.98 seconds and was first in the 400-meter dash in 48.98 seconds. It was his second consecutive NWC title in the 400. Winger also competed for Willamette on two conference championship relay teams in 2010. He helped WU claim first place in the

4 x 100-meter relay at 42.11 seconds and ran a leg on the 4 x 400-meterrelay team which clocked in at 3:20.03. Castillo won an NWC individual championship in cross country this past fall. He also was one of several WU track and field athletes who ran for the Bearcat cross country team at the NCAA Division III Championships. Last spring, Castillo placed third in the NWC in both the 1,500 andthe 5,000. Howard contributed to an NWCtitle in track and field last year as a member of WU's 4 x 100-meter relay team. He also placed third in the conference in the 100-meterdash and the 200-meter dash. Collins achieved a top hammer throw last year of 169'2". Oppat earned his best career distances in the shot put (50'6.75"), discus throw (154'0") and hammer throw(151'10"). There are several freshmen on the men's and women's squads who will have opportunities to contributethis season. The freshmen provide the Bearcats with important depth bothon the track and in the field events. WU Head Coach Matt McGuirk is in his eighth year leading the Bearcat track and field teams and is in his 12th year on the coaching staff. He has been named NWC Women's Track and Field Coach of the Year seven times, including last season. He has been selected as the NWC Men's Track andField Coach of the Year four times.

Paul Winger

Brandi Miller


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Matt McGuirk is in his 8th year as the head track and field coach at Willamette University and is in his 12th year on the coaching staff. He was named NCAA Division III National Coach of the Year in 2004 (men) and 2007 (women). In both 2004 and 2005, the Willamette men’s team ended the season by bringing home NCAA trophies for Top 4 finishes. In the Northwest Conference, the Bearcats have set a high bar of excellence by winning 11 of the last 14 men’s and women’s team titles since 2004. At Willamette, McGuirk and his staff

have coached 23 athletes to 45 All-America performances. They have helped WU athletes win 278 All-Conference awards. One of McGuirk’s top athletes was seven-time NCAA National Champion Nick Symmonds, who won the 1,500 three times and the 800 four times. He placed sixth at the finals of the World Championships in 2009 and reached the semifinals in 2007. He was a semifinalist at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. He has won three U.S. Outdoor Championships in the 800 and has placed second twice. He has claimed two titles in the 800 at the U.S. Indoor Championships.

Among McGuirk’s proudest achievements is coaching three Bearcats (Jacob Stout, Aaron Hollingshead and Scott Overby) to All-American status at the 2004 NCAA Championships in the steeplechase, his primary race as a collegiate and professional runner. Prior to his arrival at Willamette, McGuirk was the first head coach at Wilsonville High School and built the cross country program from the ground up. In only its fifth year of existence, the school won its first State cross country title. Since then, Wilsonville has annually been one of the top Class 3A programs in Oregon. McGuirk is a native of Eugene, Ore. After completing a decorated high school career at South Eugene HS, McGuirk embarked upon an excellent college career at the University of Oregon. At U of O, he became a member of a select group by lettering eight times in cross country and track & field. McGuirk also put his name in the Oregon record books by racing to All-America status in the steeplechase in 1984, helping the Ducks win the NCAA outdoor track and field national championship. He graduated from the University of Oregon with a bachelor’s degree. He majored in Finance and Marketing. McGuirk has shown an ability to transfer his athletic experiences into true coaching expertise, allowing dedicated student-athletes to realize immediate results while working toward long-term goals.

Matt McGuirkHead Coach

Contact Coach McGuirkOffice Phone: (503) 370-6898

E-mail: [email protected]

2011 Bearcat Track & Field

“Willamette is the ideal place for a student who is looking for high quality academics and athletics. It’s my honest belief that if an individual chooses Willamette and decides to be successful in and out of the classroom, the opportunity will be provided. The philosophy of my staff is to simply impart the best advice, information and opportunities to allow student-athletes to be great in whatever they want to achieve.”

— Matt McGuirk

NCAA Coach of the Year2004: Men, 2007: Women

NWC Men’s Coach of the Year 2004, 2005, 2006, 2009

NWC Women’s Coach of the Year 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010West Region Men’s Coach of the Year

2004, 2005West Region Men’s Coach of the Year

2004, 2005, 2007

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Brett Franz is in his fifth season on the Bearcat staff and will oversee the sprints, jumps, hurdles and multi-events this spring. Franz joined the Willamette coaching staff after being the head men’s and women’s cross country and distance coach at Lindenwood University (Mo.). In addition to coaching the distance runners, he was the head assistant coach for the track and field teams. As the head assistant coach at LU, Franz worked with a squad that had 50 NAIA Track and Field All-Americans, including 11 NAIA National Champions.

He helped guide the Lindenwood men’s team to an NAIA Indoor National Championship as well as an Outdoor National runner-up finish. The women’s squad finished fourth at the Indoor National Championship and sixth at theOutdoor National Championship. The track and field team at Lindenwood included Donald Thomas, the 2007 World Champion in the high jump, plus Michael Rodgers (100m) and James Jenkins (triple jump), who were qualifiers and finalists at the 2008

Olympic Trials. Also at Lindenwood was Kayann Thompson, the 2004 World Junior bronze medalist at 800 meters. Under his direction, the Lindenwood men’s cross country team placed third at the NAIA National Championships, while the women’s cross country team placed 15th. He coached the NAIA men’s National Champion and runner-up in cross country. Franz was selected as Heart of America Conference and NAIA Region V Coach of the Year for men’s cross country. Franz has received a master’s degree in Athletic Administration from Lindenwood. He achieved a bachelor’s degree in Business from Western Oregon University.

ContactCoach FranzOffice Phone: (503) 370-6834 E-mail: [email protected]

Brett FranzAssistant Coach


Christopher Sabato returns to the Willamette University coaching staff for his sixth year as an assistant coach with the cross country and track & field teams. Sabato works with the cross country team in the fall and coaches the pole vaulters during the spring. He coached Willamette athletes to third place finishes in the men’s pole vault and the women’s pole vault at the 2009 Northwest Conference Championships. WU athletes coached by Sabato hold five of the Bearcats’ Top 10 all-time marks in the women’s pole vault. Sabato started his coaching career

at Rhodes College in Memphis, Tenn. At Rhodes, he was an assistant for a program that had 37 All-Conference athletes and four NCAA Division III national qualifiers during his two seasons. Sabato attended Alfred University in Alfred, N.Y., where he graduated in 2002 with a degree in Electrical Engineering. During his collegiate track and field career, Sabato competed in the sprints, the long jump, and the pole vault. He was a three-time All-State pole vaulter in the New York State Collegiate Track Conference.

Christopher SabatoAssistant Coach

In addition to his coaching duties, Sabato is the web master for the Willamette athletics web site and is a web programer for the University’sweb team. He also has designed some of the covers and inside pages usedin media guides produced by the Athletics Department.

Contact Coach SabatoOffice Phone: (503) 370-6803 E-mail: [email protected]


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Soren Sorensen is in his 11th season as an assistant coach with the Willamette track and field teams. He oversees the development of the throwers. As a coach for the Bearcats, he has worked with athletes who have become competitive at the conference and national levels. In 2005, Kelsey Stolz, Sophia Dentzel and Jeff Liepman represented WU

at the NCAA Division III Championships in the javelin, with Stolz earning All-America honors. In 2008 and 2009, Grant Piros was All-America in the javelin. In 2010, NCAA provisional marks were earned by Josh Clothier (shot put), Trevor Bassett-Smith (hammer), Brandt Nevin (javelin) and Katie Peterson (javelin). He also guided Willamette’s Nate Matlock to a pair of All-America awards in the hammer throw and school records inthe shot put and hammer throw in 2005. In 2006, Sorensen

Soren SorensenAssistant Coach, Throws

helped Dentzel claim All-America status. She was 6th at the NCAA Championships. In 2008, Sorensen’s guidance helped Melinda Fahey set the WU record in the women’shammer throw. Sorensen graduated in 1987 from Western Oregon University, where he competed in track and field and powerlifting. He was a two-time NAIA All-American after placing fourth in the hammer throw and fifth in the discus in 1987. As a powerlifter, he won a Collegiate National Powerlifting Championship in 1986. He won a U.S. Powerlifting title in 1991.

Contact Coach SorensenE-mail: [email protected]


Gery Ellibee (`73) has been a fixture in Willamette track and field for over thirty years. He competed at Willamette as a standout jumper and as a football player. As a Bearcat, he set six school records in the sprints and jumps. Ellibee still holds the long jump record with a leap of 23’9.75”. He currently helps coach WU’s sprinters and jumpers. He is in his 37th season as a coach for the Bearcats.

Gery Ellibee `73Assistant CoachSprints, Jumps

Tyler May (`05) has been helping coach the Bearcats since the 2006 season and is now in his sixth year. He will work with hurdlers this spring. May competed in the decathlon as a student-athlete at WU and earned All-America honors with third place finishes at the NCAA Championships in 2004 and 2005. He is third on Willamette’s all-time list in the decathlon with 7,107 points in 2005.

Tyler May `05Assistant CoachHurdles

Bobbi St. Clair (`05) is in her fourth year on the Willamette coachingstaff. While competing for the Bearcats in track and field, shescored in three consecutive conference meets in the 3,000-meter steeplechase. As a WU cross country runner, she participated at the NCAA Championships in 2004. This season, she will help coach theBearcat distance runners.

Bobbi St. Clair `05Assistant CoachDistance


MEN’S TRACK & FIELD

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Neal HowardRyan McLaughlin

Evin Colignon

Leo CastilloSteven CollinsAbe Moland


Josh Clothier

SENIOR

Hometown: Walla Walla, Wash.High School: Walla Walla HSMajor: Economics

Clothier achieved an NCAA provisional qualifying distance and a personal recordof 50’10.25” during a meet against George Fox, Linfield and Western Oregon on May 13, 2010 ... Also earned personal records during 2010 in the discus (152’5”)and the hammer (160’3”) ... His top throw in the discus allowed him to place fifthat the NWC Championships ... In 2009, he took fifth place in the NWC in the shotput and finished in seventh place in the discus.

Personal BestShot Put ..50-10.25Discus .......... 152-5Hammer ...... 160-3

Steven CollinsHometown: Zillah, Wash.High School: Zillah HSMajor: Rhetoric/Management

Collins has scored for the Bearcats in the hammer throw each of the past three seasons at the NWC Championships ... Also scored at the NWC meet in the shotput as a freshman ... Set a personal record of 169’2” in the hammer throw at a four-team meet hosted by Willamette on May 13, 2010 ... Earned his career-best toss in the shot put (44”7.50”) while competing at the Lewis & Clark Invitationalon April 12, 2008.

Personal BestShot Put ....44-7.50Hammer ...... 169-2

SENIOR

Evin ColignonHometown: Poulsbo, Wash.High School: Charles Wright Acad.Major: Economics

Colignon competed at the NCAA Division III Championships last spring and placed13th overall with a score of 6,126 points ... Set a personal record of 6,472 points while taking second place at the 2010 NWC Multi-Event Championships ... Also placed sixth in the NWC in the 110-meter hurdles and seventh in the javelin lastseason ... As a sophomore in 2009, he earned seventh place in the NWC in thedecathlon ... Career-best 46’2.5” in the shot put at the NWC Multi-Events in 2010.

Personal BestDecathlon .... 6,472Shot Put ...... 46-2.5Discus ........128-11SENIOR

Track & Field - 4 years

Track & Field - 4 years Graduate Student



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Jonathan Lanning

SENIOR

Hometown: Springfield, Ore.High School: Thurston HSMajor: Mathematics

Lanning has competed at the NWC Championships three times in the 800-meterrun and once in the 1,500-meter run ... Finished eighth in the 800-meter run atthe NWC meet in 2008 ... Registered his career-best time in the 800 at the JohnKnight Twilight at Western Oregon University in 2009 ... Achieved his personalrecord time in the 1,500 at the Pacific Twilight during the 2008 season ... Also hascompeted in cross country for the Bearcats.

Personal Best800m ........ 1:58.321500m ...... 4:03.70

Trevor MayHometown: Florence, Ore.High School: Siuslaw HSMajor: Economics

May has scored at the last three NWC Championships ... Reached the NWC finalsin the 110-meter hurdles three times, placing fourth in 2010, fifth in 2009 andseventh in 2008 ... Was seventh in the decathlon in 2010 and sixth in the triple jump in 2009 ... Achieved his personal record in the decathlon at the 2009 NWC meet with 5,622 points ... Career best of 15.44 in the 110-meter hurdles in 2009(NWC prelims) and top mark of 42’3.50” in the triple jump in 2010 (WU Opener).

Personal BestDecathlon .... 5,622110H ............ 15.44T. Jump .....42-3.50SENIOR



Ryan McLaughlinHometown: Milwaukie, Ore.High School: Milwaukie HSMajor: History

McLaughlin provided points at the NWC Championships in 2009 and 2010 ... In2009, he placed seventh in the 1,500-meter run ... In 2010, he finished fifth in the1,500 and eighth in the 800-meter run ... Gained a personal record of 3:59.27 in the 1,500 at the 2010 WU Invite ... Earned a career-best 1:44.22 in the 800 at the John Knight Twilight in 2009 ... Competed at the NCAA Championships three timesin cross country, and was All-West Region twice and Second Team All-NWC twice.

Personal Best800m ........ 1:54.221500m ...... 3:59.27

SENIOR Track & Field - 4 years


Abe Moland

SENIOR

Hometown: Spokane, Wash.High School: St. Georges SchoolMajor: Exercise Science

Moland has contributed in the sprints throughout his WU career ... Competed onthe 4 x 100-meter relay team that placed third in the NWC in 2010 ... Also helpedWU finish fourth in the 4 x 400-meter relay at the NWC Championships in 2009 ...Earned a personal record in the 100-meter dash in 11.29 seconds during a dual meet with Western Oregon in 2009 ... Career-best time of 22.93 seconds in the200-meter dash at the 2009 NWC Championships.

Personal Best100m ........... 11.29200m ........... 22.93400m ........... 51.49

David OppatHometown: Beaverton, Ore.High School: Southridge HSMajor: Economics

Oppat scored at the NWC Championships in the shot put and the discus in 2009 and 2010 ... During 2009, he was fifth in the discus and eighth in the shot put ... In 2010, he placed fifth in the shot put at 47’5.75” and was seventh in the discus with a toss of 147’10” ... Set two personal records at the Pacific Twilight in 2010, as he took fourth in the shot put (50’6.75”) and second in the discus (154’0”) ...Earned his career-best hammer throw of 151’10” at the NWC meet in 2010.

Personal BestShot Put ....50-6.75Discus .......... 154-0Hammer ....151-10SENIOR

Brandt NevinHometown: Eagle Point, Ore.High School: Eagle Point HSMajor: Economics

Nevin attained an NCAA provisional qualifying distance of 194’4” in the javelinlast season ... Earned his top throw in the NWC decathlon, as he set a personalrecord with 5,305 points ... Has scored for Willamette at the NWC Championships in the pole vault three times and in the javelin once ... Placed third in the pole vault in 2009 with a career-best throw of 13’7.25” ... Took fifth place in the javelinwith a throw of 171’9” in 2010.

Personal BestPole Vault ..13-7.25Javelin .......... 194-4Decathlon .... 5,305SENIOR





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Nicholas Rebol

SENIOR

Hometown: Cottonwood, Calif.High School: Red Bluff Union HSMajor: Physics and Philosophy

Rebol placed second at the NWC Championships in the 3,000-meter steeplechase in both 2009 (9:35.76) and 2010 (9:27.22) ... Also scored in the 1,500-meter runby finishing sixth in 2009 ... Set a personal record of 9:24.29 while winning the steeplechase at the Mt. Hood Twilight in 2010 ... Career-best time in the 1,500at 3:59.85 in 2009 ... In cross country, he ran at the NCAA Championships threetimes, was All-Region twice (2008, 2009), and placed eighth in the NWC in 2009.

Personal Best1500m ...... 3:59.85Steeple ..... 9:24.295000m .... 15:09.46

Stefan RedfieldHometown: Sisters, Ore.High School: Sisters HSMajor: Rhetoric & Media Studies

Redfield achieved NCAA provisional qualifying times last year in the 1,500-meterrun at 3:53.30 and the 5,000-meter run at 14:42.26 ... Has placed in the top eightat the NWC Championships in the 1,500 three straight years, including fourth in 2009 and second in 2010 ... Scored for WU in the 5,000 at the 2009 and 2010 NWC meets ... In cross country, he was First Team All-NWC twice, All-Region three timesand earned All-America honors at the NCAA Championships (17th place) in 2010.

Personal Best800m ........ 1:55.581500m ...... 3:53.305000m .... 14:42.26SENIOR



Jeff ShortHometown: Granite Bay, Calif.High School: Granite Bay HSMajor: Politics

Short recorded his career-best hammer throw at the 2009 Charles Bowles SpringBreak Classic with a toss of 136’10” ... Achieved his personal best in the shot putat the 2008 Lewis & Clark Invitational with a distance of 41’1” ... Recorded histop result in the discus with a throw of 120’4” at the Willamette Invitational in 2008 ... Also played offensive guard and offensive tackle for four seasons on theWillamette football team.

Personal BestShot Put ......... 41-1Discus .......... 120-4Hammer ....136-10SENIOR Track & Field - 4 years


Colby Takeda

SENIOR

Hometown: Mililani, HawaiiHigh School: Iolani SchoolMajor: Exercise Science

Takeda scored for the Bearcats in the pole vault at the NWC Championships twotimes by finishing sixth in 2008 and by placing fifth in 2010 ... Led three membersof the WU men’s team who scored at the NWC meet in the pole vault last year ...Has improved his personal record each season ... Earned a top height of 13’5.25” as a freshman ... Increased his best vault to 13’6.25” as a sophomore ... Advancedhis career-best result to 13’8.25” at the NWC Championships in 2010.

Personal BestPole Vault ..13-8.25


Colby Takeda


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Conor Foley

JUNIOR

HometownSomers, Mont.High SchoolFlathead HS MajorAnthropology

Personal BestPole Vault ........ 12-7.50

Bart Grabman

JUNIOR

HometownAnchorage, AlaskaHigh SchoolSteller HS MajorBiology

Personal Best200m ...................24.77400m ...................53.84800m ................1:58.14

Neal Howard

JUNIOR

HometownSeattle, Wash.High SchoolBallard HS MajorExercise Science

Personal Best100m ...................10.96200m ...................22.36

Leo Castillo

JUNIOR

HometownParkdale, Ore.High SchoolHood River Valley HS MajorInternational Studies

Personal Best1500m ..............3:55.575000m ............14:47.3210000m ..........34:22.86

Spencer Clemmer

JUNIOR

HometownSacramento, Calif.High SchoolElk Grove HSMajorEconomics

Personal BestPole Vault ........ 13-2.25

Ben Donovan

JUNIOR

HometownMinneapolis, Minn.High SchoolSouth HS MajorPhysics

Personal Best1500m ..............4:05.763000 Steeple .....9:21.805000m ............15:06.93


Brin Manoogian-O`Dell

JUNIOR

HometownAthens, OhioHigh SchoolAthens HS MajorHistory

Personal Best1500m ..............4:38.33

Matt Parker

JUNIOR

HometownPortland, Ore.High SchoolLincoln HSMajorStudio Art


Nate Smith

JUNIOR

HometownColorado Springs, Colo.High SchoolAir Academy HSMajorEconomics

Raymond White

JUNIOR

HometownCorona, Calif.High SchoolCentennial HS MajorSociology

Personal Best100m ...................11.81Long Jump ............ 20-5Triple Jump ...... 46-5.25

Paul Winger

JUNIOR

HometownBonney Lake, Wash.High SchoolBonney Lake HS MajorPhilosophy__





Stefan Redfield Brandt Nevin


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Max Faulhaber

SOPHOMORE

HometownEugene, Ore.High SchoolSheldon HS MajorPolitics

Kevin Aubol

SOPHOMORE

HometownEllensburg, Wash.High SchoolEllensburg HS MajorUndecided


Wyatt Briggs

SOPHOMORE

HometownScio, Ore.High SchoolScio HS MajorExercise Science

Personal BestDiscus ............... 132-10Hammer.............. 143-7Javelin ................. 169-2

Octaviano Chavarin

SOPHOMORE

HometownMerrill, Ore.High SchoolLost River HS MajorPolitics

Personal Best 1500m ..............4:29.60

Cole Douglas

SOPHOMORE

HometownTacoma, Wash.High SchoolBellermine PrepMajor Psychologyand Management

Brian Gnerre

SOPHOMORE

HometownTorrance, Calif.High SchoolTorrance HS MajorPhilosophy

Personal Bests Hammer.............. 120-9Javelin ................. 135-2


Nolan Mayther

SOPHOMORE

HometownLongview, Wash.High SchoolKelso HS MajorUndecided

Personal BestJavelin ................. 159-8

Matthew Merritt

SOPHOMORE

HometownAurora, Ore.High SchoolNorth Marion HS Major Rhetoric &Media Studies


Paul Hoard

SOPHOMORE

HometownLake Oswego, Ore.High SchoolLake Oswego HS MajorMath and Spanish

Personal Best800m ................2:01.01

Greg Lemay

SOPHOMORE

HometownSherwood, Ore.High SchoolSherwood HS MajorBiology

Personal Best800m ................2:21.021500m ..............4:35.87

Colin O`Leary

SOPHOMORE

HometownOlympia, Wash.High SchoolOlympia HS MajorExercise Science

Sean Sharma

SOPHOMORE

HometownLa Canada, Calif.High SchoolLa Canada HS MajorComputer Science




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Parker Bennett

FRESHMAN

HometownSisters, Ore.High SchoolSisters HSMajorUndecided

Manta Dircks

FRESHMAN

HometownHilo, HawaiiHigh SchoolKamehameha HSMajorUndecided

Tom Fiechtner

FRESHMAN

HometownPoway, Calif.High SchoolCathedral High SchoolMajorUndecided

Josh EcholsHometownOlympia, Wash.High SchoolCapital HSMajorUndecided

Kit Kingstad

FRESHMAN

HometownBeaverton, Ore.High SchoolBeaverton HSMajorUndecided

Wyatt BriggsFRESHMAN


Chris LuetjenHometownLake Oswego, Ore.High SchoolLake Oswego HSMajorUndecided

Kai Yoshioka

FRESHMAN

HometownHonolulu, HawaiiHigh SchoolRoosevelt HS MajorJapanese StudiesFRESHMAN

Ben Donovan Trevor May Ryan McLaughlin


Page 22The Bearcats in Action Spencer Clemmer

David Oppat

Leo Castillo

Neal Howard

Matthew Merritt


Men’s Top 5 Marks100-Meter Dash1. Tim Archer ........................ 10.74 ..... 1978 Rich Torquato ................... 10.74 ..... 19863. Gordon McKenzie ............. 10.84 ..... 1994 Mark Nolan ...................... 10.84 ..... 19945. Jeremy Senn ..................... 10.90 ..... 1998

200-Meter Dash1. Rex Putnam ...................... 21.74 ..... 19412. Paul Winger ...................... 21.98 ..... 20103. Mac Clouse ....................... 22.04 ..... 1968 Tim Archer ........................ 22.04 ..... 1978 Carlos Gilyard ................... 22.04 ..... 1984

400-Meter Dash1. Nick Symmonds ................ 48.15 ..... 20062. Doug Ousterhout.............. 48.34 ..... 19793. Ben Carrington ................. 48.53 ..... 19944. David Scearce ................... 48.54 ..... 19865. Paul Winger ...................... 48.57 ..... 2010

800-Meter Run1. Nick Symmonds ............. 1:45.83 ..... 20062. Dale Hartman ................ 1:51.94 ..... 19583. Reid Gilbertson .............. 1:52.40 ..... 20094. Brian Roesler ................. 1:52.64 ..... 20025. Everett Thomas ............. 1:53.00 ..... 2004

1,500-Meter Run1 Nick Symmonds ............. 3:40.91 ..... 20062 Jacob Stout .................... 3:51.44 ..... 20043 David Fleming ................ 3:51.51 ..... 19804 Julio Vierya .................... 3:52.57 ..... 20075 Rick LaGreide................. 3:53.04 ..... 1980

3,000-Meter Steeplechase1. Jacob Stout .................... 9:01.11 ..... 20042. Aaron Hollingshead ....... 9:01.55 ..... 20053. Tim Rutledge ................. 9:05.44 ..... 19784. Scott Overby .................. 9:06.08 ..... 20035. Kelly Sullivan.................. 9:08.14 ..... 1979

5,000-Meter Run1. Dan Hall ....................... 14:11.14 ..... 19762. David Fleming .............. 14:17.84 ..... 1980

3. Jacob Stout .................. 14:22.28 ..... 20044. Aaron Hollingshead .......... 14:28.30 ..... 20055. Ian Batch ..................... 14:31.79 ..... 2008

10,000-Meter Run1. David Fleming .............. 29:54.44 ..... 19802. Rich Groenendaal ........... 30:46.54 ..... 19823. Terry Zerzan ................. 31:02.84 ..... 19774. Derek Hayden .............. 31:12.74 ..... 19905. Ian Batch ..................... 31:18.94 ..... 2008

120-Yard/110-Meter High Hurdles1. Dean Benson .................... 14.14 ..... 19562. Tyler May .......................... 14.44 ..... 20053. Doug Ousterhout.............. 14.84 ..... 19804. Sam Lapray ....................... 14.87 ..... 19875. Justin Lydon ...................... 14.88 ..... 1995

400-Meter Intermediate Hurdles1. Doug Ousterhout.............. 52.74 ..... 19802. Bob Burles ........................ 53.04 ..... 19643. Bob DeVyldere ................. 53.33 ..... 19864. Eric Brown ........................ 53.34 ..... 19795. Don Hicks ......................... 53.54 ..... 1982

4 x 100-Meter Relay1. Bartlett, Golden, Espiritu, McKenzie ............. 41.99 ..... 19922. Dick, Howard, Bodding-Long, Winger...... 42.11 ..... 20103. Walsh, Hallaian, Runner, Archer ................. 42.24 ..... 19764. Clouse, Stewart, Houck, Williams................ 42.34 ..... 1968 Archer, Hallaian, Runner, Seils ..................... 42.34 ..... 1977 Archer, Ousterhout, Houser, Seils ..................... 42.34 ..... 1978 Archer, Ousterhout, Houser, Petterson ............. 42.34 ..... 1978

4 x 400-Meter Relay1. McKenzie, Wandschneider, Nolan, Carrington ........... 3:16.76 ..... 1994

2. May, Decherd, Thomas, Symmonds ..................... 3:16.94 ..... 20053. McKenzie, Napoli, Espiritu, Golden ............. 3:17.44 ..... 19924. Thomas, Garrelts, Schmidt, Roesler .......................... 3:17.60 ..... 20035. Nolan, Carrington, Coleson, McKenzie ....................... 3:17.82 ..... 1993

High Jump1. David Crume .................. 6-11.25 ..... 19842. Jimmy Watts .................. 6-10.75 ..... 20003. Scott Wallace ................. 6-10.25 ..... 19804. Ken Ashley ....................... 6-9.75 ..... 19635. Zach Larsen ....................... 6-9.5 ..... 2004

Pole Vault1. Allen Heinly ........................ 16-0 ..... 19952. Jeff Fowler .......................... 15-6 ..... 19903. Brett McNeil .................. 15-5.75 ..... 20044. Mike Gile ............................ 15-0 ..... 1989 Zach Sommers .................... 15-0 ..... 2003

Long Jump1. Gery Ellibee ................... 23-9.75 ..... 19732. Greg Hansen ....................... 23-9 ..... 19813. Gareth Pooleon ............. 23-6.75 ..... 19874. Jonas Welsch ...................... 23-6 ..... 20045. Jeff Allison ..................... 23-1.75 ..... 1990

Triple Jump1. David Crume .................... 49-2.5 ..... 19842. Kevin Connors ................. 48-5.5 ..... 19853. Jeff Allison .......................... 47-4 ..... 19894. Allen Heinly ........................ 47-1 ..... 19955. K.B. Ofori ..................... 46-10.75 ..... 1984

Shot Put1. Nate Matlock ................. 53-9.25 ..... 20052. David Novotney ............... 53-8.5 ..... 19853. Ron Jensen .................... 52-11.5 ..... 19684. Brian Bean .......................... 52-0 ..... 19795. Adam Dittman .................... 50-8 ..... 2000

Discus1. Bob Roy ............................ 163-8 ..... 19612. Denny Charlton ................ 159-0 ..... 1963

3. Jason Holmgren .............. 156-10 ..... 20024. Doug Sommer .................. 154-9 ..... 19885. David Oppat ..................... 154-0 ..... 2010

Javelin (New)1. Jim Williams ................... 211-11 ..... 19872. Scott Baker ....................... 206-4 ..... 19913. Grant Piros ....................... 203-0 ..... 20094. Jimmy Watts ................... 202-11 ..... 19995. Jeff Roller .......................... 195-1 ..... 1993

Javelin (Old)1. Greg Hunnicutt ............... 224-11 ..... 19712. Steve Hunnicutt ................ 224-4 ..... 19743. Rich Wheeler .................... 223-1 ..... 19764. Brad Bales ........................ 220-3 ..... 19845. Scott Irving ....................... 218-4 ..... 1973

Hammer1. Nate Matlock .................... 192-5 ..... 20052. Jacob Monroe................... 184-6 ..... 20093. Trevor Basset-Smith ....... 178-10 ..... 20104. Dave Collins ...................... 176-1 ..... 19885. Todd Goergen ................. 173-11 ..... 1984

Decathlon1. Jimmy Watts ..................... 7,384 ..... 20002. David Crume ..................... 7,199 ..... 19843. Tyler May .......................... 7,107 ..... 20054. Greg Hansen ..................... 6,825 ..... 19825. Rusty Lorenz ..................... 6,622 ..... 1986

10,000-Meter Racewalk1. Randy Jacobs ................. 46:56.2 ..... 19872. Andrew Hermann .......... 48:29.7 ..... 19903. Joseph Lucas.................. 50:53.0 ..... 19904. Troy O’Donnell .............. 53:12.9 ..... 19875. Jeff Kilday .................... 53:53.94 ..... 1987

Marathon1. Terry Zerzan ................... 2:22:23 ..... 19772. Pat Williams .................. 2:30:07 ..... 19823. John Watts ..................... 2:30:23 ..... 19774. Tim Rutledge ................. 2:31:27 ..... 19795. Mike Shinn .................... 2:39:40 ..... 1978


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2010 NORTHWEST CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS

WOMEN’S TRACK & FIELD

Brandi MillerKatie Peterson

Kimber Mattox

Amanda TamanahaErynn RebolSally Venable


Danielle Barnett

SENIOR

Hometown: Myrtle Point, Ore.High School: Myrtle Point HSMajor: Anthropology

Personal Best100m ........... 13.53200m ........... 28.33Long Jump ..... 16-3

Barnett competed at the NWC Championships in the 100-meter dash in 2008 andin the long jump in 2010 ... Registered her career-best distance in the long jumpwith a leap of 16’3” at the Willamette vs. Western Oregon Mini-Meet in 2010 ...Established a personal record in the 100-meter dash at 13.53 seconds during the Willamette Opener in 2010 ... Claimed her best time in the 200-meter dash witha result of 28.33 seconds at the WU/WOU/SOU Meet in 2008.


Brandi Miller

Danielle BarnettJaela DinsmoreStevie Gildehaus Theresa Edwards


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Jaela Dinsmore

JUNIOR

HometownHines, Ore.High SchoolBurns HS Major: Latin Amer.Studies/Spanish

Personal Best100m ...................12.72200m ...................25.88400m ...................59.87

Brandi Miller

JUNIOR

HometownGrants Pass, Ore.High SchoolNorth Valley HS MajorMusic

Personal BestHeptathlon ... 4010 pts.100H ....................15.85Long Jump ............ 16-1

Sarah McSweeney

JUNIOR

HometownPetaluma, Calif.High SchoolCasa Grande HS MajorExercise Science

Personal Best1500m ..............5:12.163000 Steeple ...12:01.065000m ............19:02.42

Samantha Nhim

JUNIOR

HometownTigard, Ore.High SchoolSouthridge HS MajorPhysics


Katie Peterson

JUNIOR

HometownIndependence, Ore.High SchoolCentral HS MajorPhilosophy

Personal BestJavelin ................. 138-7Hammer.............. 127-6Discus ................. 108-7

Kimber Mattox

JUNIOR

HometownBend, Ore.High SchoolBend HS MajorExercise Science



Sally Venable

JUNIOR

HometownVentura, Calif.High SchoolFoothill Technology HS MajorBiology

Personal Best800m ................2:36.601500m ..............5:02.835000m ............18:55.82

Larissa DeHaas

SOPHOMORE

HometownBoise, ID.High SchoolBishop Kelly HS Major Environ. Science

Personal Best100H ....................17.32400H .................1:08.99400....................1:03.38

Stevie Gildehaus

SOPHOMORE

HometownSpokane Valley, Wash.High SchoolUniversity HS Major Environ. Science/Spanish

Personal Best800m ................2:23.551500m ..............4:57.023000 Steeple ...12:45.04

Theresa Edwards

SOPHOMORE

HometownLake Tapps, Wash.High SchoolBonney Lake HS Major Environ. Science/Biology


Ginny Hodges

SOPHOMORE

HometownSan Francisco, Calif.High SchoolSt. Ignatius College Prep MajorClassical Studies

Personal BestHeptathlon ..........3,422Javelin ................. 102-9Long Jump ....... 15-6.75

Sally Venable Ginny Hodges


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Erynn Rebol

SOPHOMORE

HometownCottonwood, Calif.High SchoolRed Bluff Union HS Major BiologyStudio Art

Personal Best400m ................1:02.37800m ................2:21.84

Kendra Schaffer

SOPHOMORE

HometownVeneta, Ore.High SchoolElmira HS MajorUndecided


Alisha Till

SOPHOMORE

HometownRichland, Wash.High SchoolRichland HS MajorBiology

Personal Best1500m ..............5:11.015000m ............19:06.34

Amanda Tamanaha

SOPHOMORE

HometownHonolulu, HawaiiHigh SchoolSt. Andrews Priory School MajorExcercise Science


Samantha Nhim


Katie Mariman

FRESHMAN

HometownSherwood, Ore. High SchoolSherwood HSMajorUndecided

Vera Khalitova

FRESHMAN

HometownSan Diego, Calif.High SchoolScripps Ranch HSMajorEnvironmental Science

Bekah Daniel

FRESHMAN

HometownMyrtle Point, Ore.High SchoolMyrtle Point HSMajorUndecided

Amanda Tamanaha

Kimber Mattox


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Vivien Reh

FRESHMAN

HometownSeattle, Wash.High SchoolSeattle Academy MajorUndecided

Robin Smith

FRESHMAN

HometownTillamook, Ore.High SchoolTillamook HSMajorUndecided

Clara Timpe

FRESHMAN

HometownBurlingame, Calif.High SchoolBurlingame HSMajorUndecided

Sarah McCarthy

FRESHMAN

HometownDavis, Calif.High SchoolDavis HSMajor Studio Art

Taylor Ottomano

FRESHMAN

HometownPoulsbo, Wash.High SchoolNorth Kitsap HSMajorUndecided

Jaela Dinsmore Katie Peterson


The Bearcats in ActionSamantha Nhim

Theresa Edwards

2010 NWC Women’s Track and Field Champions

Sarah McSweeney

Erynn Rebol

Stevie Gildehaus


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The nine private colleges and universities in Oregon and Washington that form the Northwest Conference are building a reputation as one of the top NCAA Division III leagues in the nation. The NWC is nationally competitive in a broad spectrum of sports. Formed in 1926, the NWC is 84 years old and is one of the oldest conferences in the western United States. The NWC’s current members in Oregon are Willamette, George Fox, Linfield, Lewis and Clark, and Pacific. Members located in Washington are Pacific Lutheran, Puget Sound, Whitman and Whitworth. Charter members included Willamette, the College of Idaho, Linfield, Pacific and Puget Sound. Albany College was added in 1931, remained for seven years, and then returned in 1949 as Lewis & Clark College. Pacific Lutheran joined in 1965 and was followed by Whitworth in 1970. The College of Idaho withdrew from the conference in 1978. Whitworth dropped out in 1984 and returned in 1988. Menlo joined in 2006 as a member in football only and dropped out in 2009. The NWC originally sponsored athletic competition for men’s sports only, but joined forces with the Women’s Conference of Independent Colleges in 1984 to form the Northwest Conference of Independent Colleges. The name was shortened back to the original Northwest Conference in 1998.

Also in 1998, all nine NWC members shifted affiliation from the NAIA to the NCAA. Members knew the move would foster equity, sportsmanship and a genuine concern for all student-athletes.

Northwest Conference

Men’s StandingsTeam PointsWhitworth 266.0Willamette 185.0Linfield 110.5Pacific Lutheran 89.0George Fox 82.5Puget Sound 30.0Pacific 29.0 Lewis & Clark 23.0

2010 NWC Championship Standings

Women’s StandingsTeam PointsWillamette 161.0George Fox 156.0Whitworth 119.5Linfield 113.5Pacific Lutheran 84.0Lewis & Clark 81.0 Puget Sound 75.0Pacific 23.0


Women’s Top 5 Marks100-Meter Dash1. Sonda Strong .................... 11.88 ..... 19892. Andrea May ...................... 12.38 ..... 20063. Lindsey Patterson ............. 12.38 ..... 20064. Kaitlin St. John .................. 12.45 ..... 20104. Ocean Kuykendall ............. 12.47 ..... 1996

200-Meter Dash1. Sonda Strong .................... 24.60 ..... 19892. Sharon Canda ................... 24.86 ..... 19763. Andrea May ...................... 25.32 ..... 20064. Jennifer Luecht ................. 25.35 ..... 20105. Tammy Moland ................ 25.57 ..... 1984

400-Meter Dash1. Sharon Canda ................... 54.82 ..... 19762. Tammy Moland ................ 56.47 ..... 19843. Mariah Hanson ................. 56.86 ..... 20044. Alicia Andrews .................. 57.14 ..... 20045. Jennifer Luecht ................. 57.23 ..... 2009

800-Meter Run1. Lisa Starkey .................... 2:09.19 ..... 20012. Jordyn Smith ................. 2:09.43 ..... 20083. Beth Fitzgerald .............. 2:09.48 ..... 19994. Alicia Andrews ............... 2:10.57 ..... 20055. Kari Holbert ................... 2:12.25 ..... 2004

1,500-Meter Run1. Maddie Coffman ........... 4:40.58 ..... 20092. Sarah Zerzan .................. 4:31.52 ..... 20073. Carrie Morales ............... 4:34.14 ..... 19974. Beth Fitzgerald .............. 4:34.84 ..... 20005. Kari Holbert ................... 4:34.92 ..... 2004

3,000-Meter Steeplechase1. Kimber Mattox ............ 10:38.05 ..... 20092. Jena Winger ................ 10:42.08 ..... 20093. Kari Holbert ................. 10:59.44 ..... 20044. Katie Pierce ................. 11:15.74 ..... 20055. Ashley Sharratt ............ 11:20.04 ..... 2008

3,000-Meter Run1. Sarah Zerzan .................. 9:39.01 ..... 20072. Kara Crisifulli ................. 9:57.35 ..... 19853. Carrie Morales ............. 10:09.63 ..... 19964. Jennifer Goettsche ...........10:16.14 ..... 19915. Kristin Peterson ........... 10:22.34 ..... 1986

5,000-Meter Run1. Sarah Zerzan ................ 16:28.54 ..... 20072. Maddie Coffman ......... 17:02.33 ..... 20093. Kimber Mattox ............ 17:12.63 ..... 20094. Jena Winger ................ 17:21.59 ..... 20085. Kara Crisifulli ............... 17:21.94 ..... 1985

10,000-Meter Run1. Sarah Zerzan ................ 35:20.17 ..... 20072. Danya Rumore ............. 36:03.64 ..... 20043. Kara Crisifulli ............... 36:26.50 ..... 19864. Natalie Muren ............. 36:51.84 ..... 20035. Marilyn Fishback ........... 38:17.40 ..... 1986

100-Meter High Hurdles1. Andrea May ...................... 14.72 ..... 20072. Jazzmin Reece .................. 14.94 ..... 20043. Shannon McGrane ........... 15.00 ..... 20054. Laura Leineweber ............. 15.13 ..... 20025. Nicole Lucas ..................... 15.19 ..... 2005

400-Meter Intermediate Hurdles1. Shannon McGrane ........... 1:00.95 ..... 20052. Jordyn Smith ................. 1:02.30 ..... 20053. Roseann Kassebaum ......... 1:02.76 ..... 20044. Amy Carlson .................. 1:02.98 ..... 19945. Kari Holbert ................... 1:04.34 ..... 2001

4 x 100-Meter Relay1. Schmeck, Marsalli, St. John, May .................... 47.78 ..... 20072. Payne, Buell, K. Jones, Strong ................ 49.04 ..... 19893. Patillo, Rosenberg, Dille, Kuykendal ................ 49.18 ..... 19964. Rosenberg, Carlson, Dille, Kuykendall ............... 49.21 ..... 19955. Nihm, Luecht, St. John, Dinsmore ............ 4933 ..... 2009

4 x 400-Meter Relay1. May, Luecht, Marsalli, Hanson .......................... 3:47.42 ..... 20072. May, Patterson, Smith, Hanson ............... 3:47.85 ..... 20063. McGrane, Smith, May, Andrews ................ 3:51.39 ..... 20054. Andrews, McGrane, Kassebaum, Hanson .......................... 3:52.08 ..... 20045. Luecht, Smith, St. John, Marsalli.......................... 3:53.39 ..... 2008

High Jump1. Laura Leineweber ............. 5-7.75 ..... 20022. Alanna Pledger ..................... 5-7 ..... 20063. Laurie Lingel ......................... 5-5 ..... 19814. Amy Gakstatter ................ 5-4.75 ..... 19865. Shannon Baird ................. 5-4.25 ..... 1986

Pole Vault1. Jessica Anderson .............. 11-4.25 ..... 20022. Marika Middag ................... 11-1 ..... 20013. Elizabeth Andrews .............. 10-8 ..... 20074. Katie Mariman .................... 10-6 ..... 2011 Autumn Schmeck ............... 10-6 ..... 2007

Long Jump1. Saran Patillo .................... 19-4.5 ..... 19962. Stephanie Libby .................. 19-2 ..... 19923. Lindsey Patterson ........... 18-11.75 ..... 20044. Karla Jones ...................... 18-6.5 ..... 19865. Christina Siffert ................ 18-0.5 ..... 2002

Triple Jump1. Lara Wright ......................... 38-6 ..... 19892. Danielle Page .................... 36-11 ..... 20033. Heather Holly ..................... 36-4 ..... 19914. Rachel Siebuhr ................... 36-2 ..... 20105. Rebekah Daniel ................ 34-11 ..... 2011

Shot Put1. Carrie Pietig ................. 48-11.75 ..... 19902. Saran Patillo .................. 42-5.75 ..... 19933. Diana McDonald ................. 42-3 ..... 19894. Nancy Weyler .................. 41-0.5 ..... 20025. Autumn Helmick .............. 40-8.25 ..... 2005

Discus1. Carrie Pietig ...................... 167-4 ..... 19902. Sarah Reichner ................. 142-5 ..... 20013. Lea Bush ........................... 142-3 ..... 19894. Nancy Weyler ............ 140-11.75 ..... 20025. Melinda Fahey .................. 139-0 ..... 2008

Hammer1. Melinda Fahey .................. 162-4 ..... 20082. Kasey Sorenson ................ 152-7 ..... 20033. Monique Reed .................. 145-1 ..... 20044. Christina Edholm .............. 137-2 ..... 20095. Holly Winter ..................... 134-9 ..... 2008

Javelin1. Mea Frantz ....................... 159-8 ..... 19922. Kim Marsh ........................ 153-5 ..... 19823. Heidi Buckmaster .............. 147-10 ..... 19894. Monica Scott .................... 147-5 ..... 20015. Kelsey Stolz ....................... 147-4 ..... 2005

Heptathlon1. Brooke Smith .................... 4,536 ..... 20082. Gayle Roth ........................ 4,408 ..... 19843. Jazzmin Reece .................. 4,399 ..... 20034. Laura Leineweber ............. 4,304 ..... 20025. Shannon McGrane ........... 4,116 ..... 2005

Half Marathon1. Jennifer Goettsche .............1:30:14 ..... 19912. Laura Thurston ...............1:32:15 ..... 1991

Marathon1. Laura Thurston .............. 3:08:17 ..... 19892. Lizz Ribbeck ................... 3:26:30 ..... 19953. Marie Watt .................... 3:27:37 ..... 19884. Mary Helm .................... 3:42:03 ..... 19845. Carrie Cole ..................... 3:45:22 ..... 1992


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Nick Symmonds College4-time NCAA 800m National Champion3-time NCAA 1500m National ChampionNWC Cross Country Champion

National3-time USA Outdoor 800m Champion* 2-time USA Outdoor 800m Runner-up2-time USA Indoor 800m ChampionPrefontaine Classic 800m Champion

InternationalWorld Championships Finalist 800m in 2009 (6th)World Championships Semifinalist 800m in 2007Beijing Olympic Games Semifinalist 800m in 2008

* Includes win at U.S. Olympic Trials in 2008

As a Bearcat, Nick Symmonds was verysuccessful in the classroom and lost tono one on the track. He won every NCAAChampionship race he entered, claimingfour national titles in the 800-meter runand three in the 1,500-meter run.

Since graduating, he has taken the countryby storm, winning the USA 800-meteroutdoor championship three times and the 800-meter indoor championship twice. He also has placed second two times atthe USA outdoor championships.

At the international level, he reached the semifinals in the 800-meter run at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing. He also reachedthe semifinals in the 800 at the WorldChampionships in 2007 and advanced tothe finals at the World Championshipsin 2009 (6th place).

Personal Records800m - 1:43.76 (2010)1500m - 3:40.33 (2010)

Nick Symmonds signedautographs at the 2008Willamette Invitationalas part of the Celebrationof Distance.


Sarah Zerzan She was selected as the nominee from cross country for the 2007-08 NCAA Division III Woman Athlete of the Year Award. Zerzan also was the nominee from cross country for the Woman Athlete of the Year Award in 2006-07. A total of just 11 student-athletes are chosen as nominees for the prestigious award each year, with only one athlete nominated per sport. She earned First Team ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America honors in the combined category of cross country/track and field for the 2006-07 and 2007-08 academic years. She graduated in the spring of 2008. In the summer of 2006, Zerzan took her studies abroad to Costa Rica, where she participated in a program with Duke University and the Organization for Tropical Studies. She helped conduct ethnobiology field research through interviews with the Costa Rican indigenous people. Zerzan remained actively involved on the Willamette campus as

a member of the steering committee for WU’s chapter of the Student Global AIDS Campaign. Since her freshman year, Zerzan volunteered

at Waldo Middle School as part of the Russian-English bilingual mentorship program. She also volunteered as a Spanish-English mentor at Richmond Elementary School. She was a member of Willamette’s Chemistry Club.

Distance runner Sarah Zerzan was Willamette University’s first ever NCAA Today’s Top VIII Award recipient in 2008. Zerzan, a Chemistry major (Biochemistry track), and seven other student-athletes from throughout the NCAA were chosen for the Today’s Top VIII Award. All of the recipients were in their final year of eligibility and were selected for their athletic and academic achievements, plus character and leadership. As a cross country runner, Zerzan won back-to-back NCAA Division III individual national championships

in 2006 and 2007. She became only the third athlete to repeat as the women’s champion in the 27-year history of the NCAA Division III National Championships. Zerzan earned All-America honors for the third consecutive season. In the fall of 2007, she was undefeated against all collegiate opponents. During her career, she won two NWC titles and three West Regional titles in cross country. Zerzan was named NCAA Division III National Female Athlete of the Year in cross country in 2006 and 2007. She was selected as the West Region Athlete of the Year three times in cross country (2005, 2006 and 2007) and one time in track and field (2007).


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In 2010, Willamette University won the Northwest Conference women’s track and field championship for the ninth consecutive year. The Bearcats rallied from 28 points down after the first day to win the title with 161points, edging out George Fox University, which finished with 156 points.The Willamette men’s team took second place in the NWC. WU sent Evin Colignon and Kimber Mattox to the NCAA Championshipsin the decathlon and the women’s 3,000-meter steeplechase, respectively.

Colignon finished 13th in thedecathlon with 6,126 points. During the competition, he placed second in the shot put and seventh in the discus. At the NWC Championships, Colignon set a personal record of 6,472 points while taking second inthe decathlon. Mattox was ninth in a field of 18 runners in the NCAA steeplechase with a time of 10:48.16. Earlier inthe year, she claimed conference titles in the steeplechase and the1,500-meter run. Seven members of the Bearcat men’s team achieved eight NCAA provisional qualifying marks during the season. Three athletes on the Willamette women’s team earnedfour provisional marks.

2010 Season in Review In addition to Colignon, other NCAA provisional qualifiers for the men’s team were Trevor Bassett-Smith in the hammer throw (180’5”), Josh Clothierin the shot put (50’10.25”), Ben Donovan in the 3,000-meter steeplechase(9:21.80), Brandt Nevin in the javelin throw (194’4”), Nicholas Rebol in the 3,000-meter steeplechase (9:24.29) and Stefan Redfield in the 1,500-meterrun (3:43.30) and the 5,000-meter run (14:42.26). For the women’s team, Mattox registered NCAA provisional qualify-ing times in the steeplechase (10:41.78) and the 1,500-meter run (4:36.06).Jennifer Luecht recorded a provisional time in the 400-meter dash (57.30)and Katie Peterson earned a provisional mark in the javelin throw (134’1”). Willamette won seven women’s events and five men’s events at theNWC Championships. Mattox’s two NWC titles were matched by Luecht, who took first place in the 200-meter dash at 25.36 seconds and in the 400-meter dash at 57.30seconds. Erynn Rebol won the 800-meter run in 2:22.34. Rebol also combined with Lydia Marsalli, Jaela Dinsmore and Luecht to win the 4 x 400-meter relay in 4:01.88. Rachel Siebuhr finished first in thetriple jump with a leap of 36’2”. Leading the men’s squad was Paul Winger. He won the 200-meter dash in 21.98 seconds and the 400-meter dash at 48.98 seconds. He also contributedto championships in the 4 x 100-meter relay and the 4 x 400-meter relay. Joining Winger on the 4 x 100 relay team that won in 42.11 seconds were Nate Dick, Neal Howard and Tristan Bodding-Long. The 4 x 400 relay team,which completed the race in 3:20.02, featured Winger, Bodding-Long, AndyMeuser and Matthew Merritt. Donovan won the NWC title in the 3,000-meter steeplechase. His timewas 9:24.70. A total of 16 new career-best marks were added to Willamette’s all-time Top 10 lists for the men’s team, while 12 new career-best marks were addedto the women’s Top 10 lists.Kimber Mattox


The Top 10 marks for the WU men were highlighted by Winger’s NWC time of 21.98 in the 200-meter dash, the second fastest in WU history, plus the 42.11 result for the4 x 100-meter relay team, alsoranked second. The highest new mark forthe Bearcat women’s team was Elizabeth Andrews in the pole vault, as she moved intothird with a height of 10’8”.

Luecht received the Jean Williams Award as the top senior female student-athlete at WU in 2009-10.Luecht was chosen for the award because she exemplified and demonstratedoutstanding leadership, scholarship and athleticism. During her WU career, Luecht won four NWC individual titles in the 200-meter dash and two titles in the 400-meter dash. She became the firstfemale in the NWC to win four individual championships in the same event. Overall, Luecht won 10 NWC titles and earned All-NWC honors 13 times.She was chosen NWC Women’s Co-Athlete of the Meet in 2010. At the Oregon Relays, the men’s 4 x 100-meter relay placed fourth with a time of 42.65 seconds. Winger took ninth in the men’s 400-meter dash and matched his personal record at 48.98 seconds. Mattox won the steeplechasewith a time of 10:41.78 to achieve her NCAA provisional mark. Donovan also earned his fastest NCAA provisional time at the Oregon relays. He completed the steeplechase in 9:21.80. Redfield earned an NCAA provisional time of 14:42.26 in the men’s 5,000-meter run. Luecht placedseventh in the women’s 400-meter dash in 58.07 seconds. Chris Platano was selected for an NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship. Hewas the sixth Bearcat cross country or track and field athlete to be selected for the honor since 2004-05.

2010 NWC Women’s ChampionsErynn Rebol, 800mRachel Siebuhr, Triple JumpJennifer Luecht, 200m*, 400m * 4th consecutive NWC title in the 200mKimber Mattox, 1500m, 3000m Steeple4 x 400m Relay - Erynn Rebol, Lydia Marsalli, Jaela Dinsmore, Jennifer Luecht

2010 NWC Men’s ChampionsPaul Winger, 200m, 400mBen Donovan, 3000m Steeple4 x 100m Relay - Nate Dick, Neal Howard, Tristan Bodding-Long, Paul Winger4 x 400m Relay - Andy Meuser, Matthew Merritt, Tristan Bodding-Long, Paul Winger

Platano earned the NCAA Elite 88 Award in cross country in the fall as the athlete with the highest cumulative grade point average among competitorsat the 2009 NCAA Division III Cross Country Championships. At the end of the academic year, Platano was chosen for the All-NWCScholar-Athlete First Team. Just one male athlete and one female athletefrom each NWC member college or university was chosen for the award. In addition, Platano was named Third Team ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America and was First Team ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District VIII. He was chosen Academic All-District three times during his career. Mattox also was selected First Team ESPN The Magazine All-District VIII.Marsalli and Dinsmore were named Second Team Academic All-District. Both of Willamette’s track and field teams received All-Academic sta-tus from the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association, as the women’s team earned a 3.47 cumulative team GPA and the men’s teamattained a 3.25 cumulative team GPA.

Josh Clothier

Ben Donovan


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Track & Field History

Northwest Conference Champions: 1951, 1952, 1953, 1961, 1966, 1970, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2009NCAA Division III All-Americans: 13 (27 awards)NCAA Division III National Champions: 9NAIA National Champions: 5

Northwest Conference Champions: 1974, 1975, 1976, 1978, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010NCAA Division III All-Americans: 25 (43 awards)NCAA Division III National Champions: 1NAIA National Champions: 4

The Bearcat women have won 13 Northwest Conference championships, including the last 9 in a row. The Willamette women have earned numerous All-Conference honors along with over 117 Northwest Conference individual championships. Willamette has produced 25 NCAA All-Americans who have achieved 43 All-America performances.

The WU men’s track & field team has won 21 Northwest Conference championships, including six of the last nine. The Bearcats have received countless All-Conference honors and have achieved over 165 Northwest Conference individual titles. Willamette also is proud of its 13 NCAA All-Americans and their 27 All-America performances.

Willamette University has a strong tradition of track & field. In recent years, Willamette has established itself as one of the premier track & field programs in the Northwest. WU has competed at prestigious venues such as Oregon’s Hayward Field and the Mt. SAC Relays. As the Bearcat track & field program has grown, it has become a strong presence at the national level.

Men’s Team Women’s Team

Sarah Zerzan ‘08WU Records:

3,000m - 9:39.015,000m - 16:28.54 10,000 - 35:20.17

Jacob Monroe ‘092nd All-Time at WU:

Hammer Throw - 184’6”

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Kimber Mattox3,000m Steeplechase9th Place

Evin ColignonDecathlon13th Place

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McCulloch Stadium


McCulloch Stadium is located two blocks south of the Willamette University campus in Bush’s Pas-ture Park. McCulloch Stadium includes home and visiting locker rooms, an alumni room, a training room and a circuit-style weight room for track and field. McCulloch Stadium has a seating capacity of 2,400 with a covered seating area and is used for track and field, cross country, football and various community programs. The stadium has been host to NWC Championships, semi-professional soccer and Oregon high school football playoffs.

Bowles Track is the site for Willamette track and field home competitions as well as various high school and Junior Olympic competitions. Bowles Track has a storied history and has some of the best track records in the Northwest, including track records set by Olympians Marla Runyan and Dyrol Burleson. The track is a full pour polyurethane surface which allows for high-level competition at Willamette Invitationals. In addition to the standard field layout, Bowles Track has three shot put rings and four long/triple jump landing pits.

Charles Bowles Track

Charles Bowles Track RecordsWomen’s Records1500m Marla Runyan 4:24.135000 m Kelly Jaske 16:22.62 10,000 m Marla Runyan 32:39.46Steeple Kimber Mattox 10:48.71Shot Put Carrie Pietig 48’ 1 1/2” Discus Mary Etter 179’ 5”Men’s Records1500m Dyrol Burleson 3:40.24 5000m Nolan Swanson 13:54.54Javelin Darryl Roberson 232’ 5”Shot Put Ken Patera 60’ 9 1/2”

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Bush’s Pasture Park covers 90.5 acres and is just two blocks from the Willa-mette University campus. It is a public city park and is highly utilized by the Wil-lamette community and by the citizens of Salem. Professors take their classes to the park to conduct scientific surveys or to perform ecological restoration projects. Students take breaks from studying to exercise in the park or have a picnic. A total of four Willamette sports call the park home. Baseball plays at John Lewis Field, while football plays at McCulloch Stadium, and track andfield hosts meets at Charles Bowles Track. The cross country teams use theentire park for training and for home meets, including the Charles BowlesInvitational. The bark trail around the perimeter of the park is approximately 1.5 miles, making it a great place for Bearcat runners to complete an easyrun or a full workout. Races at Bush’s Pasture Park are ideal for the spectator as well since there are many vantage points to see the action and cheer, asrunners move through the fast, beautiful course.

Although Willamette University is located in the heart of Salem, Bearcat runners love the fact that it takes just five minutes to hit the trail leading to Minto-Brown Island Park. The Willamette River makes up one of the borders of the park. When winter rains come, the river often overflows its banks and pours out into the park, turning it into an island. The park itself, just about two miles from the track, is the perfect place for long runs and workouts. While many of the 20 miles of paths are paved, a bit of exploration and adventure can lead to the soft surfaces of bark paths that runners crave. This 900-acre park doubles as a Wildlife Refuge, so keep your eyes peeled for great blue herons and beavers. The trails wind through orchards, fields, forests and a dog park. Even when the parking lots are full, Minto-Brown is the place to go for those seeking seclusion. In the front of the park, you’ll find plenty of other runners, walkers and bikers, but once you delve into the deeper trails, it feels like you have the place to yourself!

Bush’s Pasture Park

Minto-Brown Park

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but WU has added something extra: an equally important focus outside the classroom. Attending college should be fun, inspiring and at times invigorating. It should challenge you and makeyou laugh. At Willamette, the student-faculty ratio of 10:1allows faculty members to maintain ample office hours and meet with students and to serve as advisors. WU’s professors are engaged in scholarly research and publish their findings, but they areprimarily focused on teaching. The University is selective and seeks serious and talented students. The typical first-year student has a 3.75 GPA, a median SAT score of 1840 (3 parts)

Willamette University, founded in 1842 as the first university in the West, covers 61 acres in Salem, Ore. Willamette merges its beautiful residential campus with the benefits of a downtown location in the State Capital. At Willamette, faculty and staff care about the overall success of each student, sothe focus is on a combining quality experiences in the classroom with social and cultural development. Students are expected to work hard at academic endeavors, yet be active members of the Salemarea and their home communities. WU is proud of the academic accomplishments and well-rounded lives of its students. At Willamette, students have found an ideal match between the

Historic Waller Hall (left) and Eaton Hall are seen from across the campus quad.

demands of a rigorous academic program and the ability to participate in a variety of athletic, social and community activities. WU students exemplify the University motto: “Not unto ourselves aloneare we born.” This motto is put into action both locally andthroughout the world. At Willamette, you can study abroad or be locally involved in social and environmental issues. Willamette students are concerned about maintaining the natural beauty of Oregon and are also dedicated to improvingthe lives of others. Willamette ranks among the country’s most academically respected colleges and universities,

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and a median ACT score of 28. Full-time enrollmentat the undergraduate level is 1,867, with a total enrollment of 2,693. About 95% of WU’s students receive some form of financial aid. Many studentsadvance to graduate or professional schools. Willamette’s endowment is consistently amongthe largest in the Northwest and compares favorablyon a national basis. The campus features 42 buildings,plus the Campus Quad and athletic fields. Construction is complete on Ford Hall, which includes Rhetoric and Media Studies, Computer Science, Math, Digital Art, Film Studies and Music Technology. Funding for the 46,000-square-footbuilding included an $8 million gift from Hallie Ford. Willamette benefits from its location across the street from the Oregon State Capitol and from being near other federal, state, county, and city offices. In particular, Willamette students are often chosen forinternships with government organizations.

Quality Academics

Student-Athletes are more than1/4 of the student body

Competition in the NCAAand the Northwest Conference

Student-Faculty Ratio of 10:1

Students from 47 States and27 Foreign Countries

Opportunity to Study Abroad

Located across the streetfrom the Oregon State Capitol

Near the Pacific Coast and theCascade Mountains

Salem, the capital city of Oregon as well as the second largest city in the state, lies in the center of the lush Willamette Rivervalley, 45 miles south of Portland. Salem is located an hour from the Cascade Mountains to the east and an hour from the ocean beaches to the west. The population is about 154,500 and is growing each year at an average rate of 1.5 percent. Trips to the Oregon coast, the Cascade and Coast Mountain ranges, as well as vineyards and high desert areas, offer a variety of experiences. The varied terrain within 60 minutes of Salem provides some of the most beautiful scenes in the Pacific Northwest. Salem has many restaurants, places to shop, historic sites and museums. Several parks and the historic district are within walking distance of Willamette. Salem has a farmers market that offer local produce, and the city hosts the Salem Arts Fair andthe Oregon State Fair each year.

The City of Salem, Oregon

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Dr. M. Lee Pelton was appointed the 22nd president of Willamette University in July 1999. Under his leadership, WU has increased its academic profile with strategies to attract the best faculty and the brightest students from the state, the nation and the world. Since 2001, Willamette has been ranked as a top tier liberal arts college by U.S. News and World Report. President Pelton holds a doctorate from Harvard Universityand an undergraduate degree in English and psychology from

Wichita State University, where he graduated magna cum laude in 1974. His academicfocus in on 19th century British prose and poetry. He served as dean of the college at Colgate University (1988-91) and Dartmouth College (1991-98). At Harvard, he taughtin the English Department and was the dean of one of Harvard’s 13 colleges. He has taught at WU in subjects ranging from 1st century Athens to post-apartheid South Africa.

Mark Majeski began his tenure with Willamette University in October of 2000, following five years as athletic directorat the University of California, Santa Cruz and four years asthe assistant athletic director at Menlo College. He is a past chairman of the NCAA Division III membership committee, which provides oversight of Division III provisional members.A former basketball, track and softball coach, Majeski workedvenue management and operations for the 1994 FIFA World

Cup and the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games. At WU, Majeski oversees 20 varsity teamswhich compete in NCAA Division III, the Northwest Conference and the Intercollegiate Rowing Association. He also is the NWC swimming liaison between coaches and athletic directors. Majeski received an undergraduate degree in journalism from Menlo College and a master’s degree in higher education administration from San Jose State University.He lives in Salem with his wife, Denise, and their son, Jack Henry, age 6.

Dr. M. Lee Pelton President

Mark Majeski Director of Athletics

Dean of Campus Life Dr. David DouglassFaculty Athletic Representative Dr. Kelley StrawnAssistant Athletic Director Judy GordonHead Athletic Trainer Shane Wibel, ATCAssistant Athletic Trainer Erin Scharer, ATCAssistant Athletic Trainer Ken Smith, ATCAthletics Comm. Director Robert McKinneyAdministrative Assistant Leslie Berning

Administrative StaffBaseballAaron Swick ................. (503) 370-6011Men’s BasketballKip Ioane ...................... (503) 370-6063Women’s BasketballAnne Lapray ................. (503) 370-6132Cross Country/Track & FieldMatt McGuirk .............. (503) 370-6898FootballMark Speckman ........... (503) 375-5350Golf Noah Horstman ........... (971) 285-6600RowingSusan Parkman ............ (503) 370-6655Men’s SoccerLloyd Fobi .................... (503) 375-5428Women’s SoccerHillary Arthur ............... (503) 370-6657SoftballDamian Williams ......... (503) 370-6656SwimmingLeslie Shevlin ............... (503) 370-6601Men’s TennisToby Krauel .................. (503) 370-6841Women’s TennisBecky Roberts .............. (503) 370-6804VolleyballTom Shoji ..................... (503) 370-6230

Head Coaching Staff

Nicholas Rebol Sarah McSweeneyJaela DinsmorePaul Winger

Mar 5 WU Opener (Western Ore, Whitworth)Willamette University


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Mar 12 at Lane Community College DualLane Community College

Eugene, OR TBA

Mar 18 Charles Bowles Spring Break Classic Western Oregon DualWillamette University


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Mar 19 at Oregon PreviewUniversity of Oregon


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Apr 1–2 Willamette InvitationalWillamette University


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Apr 8 at John Knight TwilightWestern Oregon University

Monmouth, ORMacArthur Stadium

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Apr 11–12 at NWC Multi ChampsWhitworth University

Spokane, WABoppell Track

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2011 SCHEDULEApr 16 at Rich Allen Classic

George Fox UniversityNewberg, ORColcord Field

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Apr 22–23 at NWC ChampionshipsLinfield College

McMinnville, ORMaxwell Field

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May 1–2 Willamette MultiWillamette University

Salem, OregonCharles Bowles Track

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May 6 at Oregon TwilightUniversity of Oregon


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May 14 West Coast InvitationalUniversity of Portland


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May 17 at George FoxLast Chance MeetGeorge Fox University

Newberg, ORColcord Field

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May 26–28 at NCAA ChampionshipsOhio Wesleyan University

Delaware, OHSelby Field

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All meet times are Pacific Time and are subject to change.

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